Kyiv cake

Kyiv cake originated in Kyiv in Ukraine back in the 1950s. Two layers of light sponge, slathered with apricot jam and sandwiched together with a layer of crunchy meringue and iced with chocolate or coffee buttercream.

Kyiv cake

SERVES

12

PEOPLE

COOKING TIME

120

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 4 organic eggs

  • 100g caster sugar

  • 110g plain white flour

  • 50g clarified butter, melted

  • 1 x 23xm (9 inches) disc of hazelnut meringue made with:

  • 45g (scant 2oz) whole hazelnuts, roasted, skinned and coarsely chopped

  • 2 egg whites, preferably free-range

  • 110g (4oz) icing sugar

  • 8 tablespoons apricot jam

  • Chocolate buttercream Icing

  • Hazelnut praline 

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